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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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